County official sued over pool party

An 18-year-old man who nearly drowned at a pool party last summer at the Maywood home of Cook County Recorder of Deeds Eugene Moore filed a lawsuit against Moore alleging negligence Wednesday.

Samuel Rilan Betts, who now attends Tennessee State University, said he was in a coma for five days and amassed medical bills in excess of $35,000 after the incident in July.

The lawsuit said Moore was charging up to $3 to attend the party.

Moore said his grandson Chase hosted the party and that he never saw money change hands. Moore said Betts and his grandson are friends and that the party at his indoor pool was for teenagers headed off to college.